Survey of English Literature II

Course Code:

ELIT 102

Semester:

Spring

Course Type:

Core

P:

3

Lab:

0

Laboratuvar Saati:

0

Credits:

3

ECTS:

7

Course Language:

English

Course Objectives:

To acquaint the students with the foundations of English literature upon which modern literature in English is built.

Course Content:

Major works of the Restoration Period, Augustan Age, Transition, Romantic Period, Victorian Era against their historical and social backgrounds.

Course Methodology:

1: Lecture, 2: Question-Answer, 3: Discussion, 9: Simulation, 12: Case Study

Course Evaluation Methods:

A: Testing, C: Homework

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Course Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes	Programme Learning Outcomes	Teaching Methods	Assessment Methods
1) To explore the historical tradition of English literature	1, 2, 4, 7	1,2,3	A
2) For the students to gain an overall knowledge about the society which produced the texts presented.	1, 3, 7	1,2,3	A
3) To introduce the students the major examples of different genres of literature in each period.	1, 2, 3	1,2,3	A
4) To introduce the important literary figures within the context of their literary production and the period in general.	1, 2, 7	1,2,3	A
5) To equip the student with the necessary critical faculties, analytical, interpretive and inference skills for understanding the selected works through reading and writing.	2, 3, 4, 7, 10	1,2,3	A, C
6) To create and awareness in recognizing the continuity of the literary tradition by making connections between works.	2, 3, 7, 10	1,2,3	A

Course Flow

Week	Topics	Study Materials
1	General Introduction; course requirements; Materials;
2	The Restoration Period: Historical Background, Overview of Literary Production	Dryden
3	Satirical Verse, The Heroic Couplet, Dryden	Absolom and Achitophel
4	The Augustan Age	Mac Flecknoe
5	Daniel Defoe The Literary Periodical, the Essay	Robinson Crusoe
6	Alexander Pope: an Essay on Man The Mock Heroic Poem: The Rape of the Lock	The Education of Women
7	The Transition from Classicism to Romanticism The Twilight of Classicism	Gulliver’s Tales, the Dictionary
8	Midterm
9	The Beginnings of the novel The Dawn of Romanticism	Castle of Otranto, Frankenstein
10	The Romantic Period Blake: Songs of Innocence and Experience The First Generation	Wordsworth
11	The Second Generation: Byron, Shelley, Keats	Coleridge, Byron
12	The Vitorian Age: The Novel; Austen, Bronte, Dickens, Elior, Hardy	Shelley, Keats
13	The Victorian Age	Bronte, Dickens
14	The Dramatic Monologue; The Pre-Raphaelites	Browning, Arnold
15	Revision

Recommended Sources

Textbook	The Norton Anthology of English Literature, 7^th edition, ed. M. H. Abrams, vol 2
Additional Resources

Material Sharing

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Assessment

IN-TERM STUDIES	NUMBER	PERCENTAGE
Mid-terms	1	30
Participation, quizzes, homework	1	30
Assignment	1	40
Total		100
CONTRIBUTION OF FINAL EXAMINATION TO OVERALL GRADE		40
CONTRIBUTION OF IN-TERM STUDIES TO OVERALL GRADE		60
Total		100

COURSE CATEGORY

Expertise/Field Courses

Course’s Contribution to Program

No	Programme Learning Outcomes	Contribution
No	Programme Learning Outcomes	1	2	3	4	5
1	The ability to apply knowledge of English and world literature and social sciences to topics including culture, society, ethics, politics etc.				X
2	The ability to review, analyse and apply the relevant literature.		X
3	The ability to carry out interdisciplinary reading and analysis.		X
4	The ability to utilise the basic concepts and issues of literary theories in developing life strategies				X
5	Awareness of professional ethics and responsibility		X
6	Effective communication skills.			X
7	A sufficiently broad education to understand the global and social impact of literary movements.			X
8	An awareness of the importance of lifelong learning and the ability to put it into practice.					X
9	A knowledge of issues in contemporary literature and of the cultural issues of the period.		X
10	The ability to use sources and modern tools in order to carry out research in the areas of literature and aesthetics.			X

ECTS

Activities	Quantity	Duration (Hour)	Total Workload (Hour)
Course Duration (Including the exam week: 15X Total course hours)	15	3	40
Hours for off-the-classroom study (Pre-study, practice)	15	3	40
Mid-terms	1	35	35
Final examination	1	50	50

Total Work Load			165
Total Work Load / 25 (h)			6.6
ECTS Credit of the Course			7

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